TY  - BOOK
AU  - Farnsworth,Stephen J.
TI  - Political Support in a Frustrated America
T2  - Non-Ser
SN  - 9780313051654
AV  - JK1764.F37 2003 
U1  - 781.59 
PY  - 2003///
CY  - Westport
PB  - ABC-CLIO, LLC
KW  - Legitimacy of governments -- United States
KW  - Political culture -- United States
KW  - Political leadership -- United States -- Public opinion
KW  - Political participation -- United States
KW  - Public opinion -- United States
KW  - United States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Contents -- Tables -- Acknowledgments -- 1. A Crisis of Discontent and Alienation? -- 2. "I Pledge Allegiance?": Support for the Political Regime -- 3. "Broken Branches?": Support for the Component Parts of Government -- 4. "The Great Destroyer?": Political Support and the Mass Media -- 5. "Voices in the Wilderness?": Ordinary Citizens and Political support -- 6. Conclusion -- Appendices -- A. American National Elections Study Survey Questions -- B. Hibbing and Theiss-Morse Survey Questions -- C. June 1997 Survey Questions (Fredericksburg, Va. Area) -- D. June 1997 Fredericksburg, Va. Area Interviewees -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W
N2  - Public confidence and trust in government is low these days. Farnsworth pinpoints this disappointment to shifting expectations of what, exactly, government should do. Politicians were once expected to maintain economic growth, but in our post-scarcity era most citizens expect them to provide services - such as welfare or environmental -that are often contentious. Enlarging the scope of local political empowerment will increase public support by making politics more approachable and responsive
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